Chris Iannetta

The ball took a high arc and hung in the air long enough for Mike Moustakas to round first base and look. Would it clear the wall? When it did, landing in the first row of right field at a stunned Angel Stadium, he threw his hand up in the air. Of all things, it was the home run that did it. The Royals were last in the league in homers. Their game was speed and defense. Then Mike Moustakas connected on an 85-mph changeup from Fernando Salas. It was the Royals’ first extra-inning home run in postseason history. In what became an 11-inning battle of outstanding bullpens, the Angels cracked first, but their bats really did them in. The Angels dropped the first game of the ALDS...

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